Files Date: 2012-08-09

Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2012-128 - A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way bash, the GNU Bourne Again shell, expanded certain /dev/fd file names when checking file names and evaluating /dev/fd file names in conditional command expressions. A remote attacker could provide a specially-crafted Bash script that, when executed, would cause the bash executable to crash. Additionally the official patches 011 to 037 for bash-4.2 has been applied which resolves other issues found, including the CVE-2012-3410 vulnerability.

Ubuntu Security Notice 1526-1 - It was discovered that KOffice incorrectly handled certain malformed MS Word documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted MS Word file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.

Ubuntu Security Notice 1525-1 - It was discovered that Calligra incorrectly handled certain malformed MS Word documents. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a crafted MS Word file, an attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the user invoking the program.

This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability found in NetDecision 4.2 TFTP server. The software contains a directory traversal vulnerability that allows a remote attacker to write arbitrary file to the file system, which results in code execution under the context of user executing the TFTP Server.

Secunia Security Advisory - Some vulnerabilities have been reported in the powermail extension for TYPO3, which can be exploited by malicious users to compromise a vulnerable system and by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting and SQL injection attacks.